Insta360’s Snap is a tiny magnetic phone screen for taking rear-camera selfies
Insta360's Snap is a tiny magnetic phone screen for taking rear-camera selfies The Snap lets you frame selfies using your phone’s best cameras. Insta360 just announced the Snap, a new smartphone accessory designed to improve the quality of your selfies. It works like a digital mirror magnetically attached to the back of your Android or […]
Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages Unionized staff at ProPublica, one of the country’s leading nonprofit newsrooms, are walking off the job for 24 hours beginning Wednesday and asking the public to honor a digital picket line. The roughly 150 members of the ProPublica Guild are in the midst of […]
Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long
Why Microsoft's war on Windows' Control Panel is taking so long The Control Panel still exists in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a decade later, it’s still working on […]
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires It’s finally the end of the line for the 1st generation Amazon Kindle. | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will “no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or […]
Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to
Spotify's Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originally launched as a beta feature in December, but previously only worked […]
You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset
You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into “3D experiences.” The feature, which Google calls “auto-spatialization,” was initially announced last year, and it’s launching on Tuesday as an experimental feature for Samsung Galaxy […]
Satechi’s 3-in-1 travel stand now wirelessly charges your phone at 25W
Satechi's 3-in-1 travel stand now wirelessly charges your phone at 25W The WPC introduced the Qi2.2 standard in April 2025, but the rollout of faster wireless chargers has been relatively slow. Following companies like Nomad, Belkin, and Kuxiu, Satechi has announced a new charger that supports Qi2.2. The 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charging Stand is an […]
The Moto Pad is Motorola’s first US-bound tablet in over a decade
The Moto Pad is Motorola's first US-bound tablet in over a decade The Moto Pad will be available in a single bronze green color option. | Image: Motorola Motorola announced two new devices today, including one of its first tablets to be available from a US carrier since Verizon’s Xyboard tablets in 2011. The new […]
Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory
Intel will help build Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip factory Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip project in Austin, Texas, is gaining a crucial new partner: Intel. On Tuesday, the American chipmaker announced it was signing on to help design and build the sprawling facility, which would supply AI chips to Musk’s two companies, SpaceX (newly […]
Pebblebee’s new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device
Pebblebee's new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device The Pebblebee Halo is larger but more functional than an Apple AirTag. | Image: Pebblebee After expanding the functionality of its Clip location tracker last year with a panic alarm that sends messages and your location to trusted contacts, Pebblebee has announced a new tracker […]